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Thieves armed with angle grinder remove steel gate from Kilkenny property in middle of night

By Kilkenny Now 21st November 2020 0

Thieves stole a large steel gate from a county Kilkenny property using an angle grinder in the middle of the night. The theft occurred at the property on Tower Road, Jenkinstown, sometime between 9pm on Tuesday night and 8am the following morning. A local Garda spokesperson said it is believed an angle grinder was used […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny among 344 new cases of virus as four more deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 21st November 2020 0

A further four people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 344 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,022. There are now 70,143 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 21st November 2020 0

Rita FOLEY (née Walsh) Newport’s Square, Waterford City/Kilmacow, Kilkenny Pedeceased by her husband Paddy and her son baby Gerard. Will be sadly missed by her loving daughters Dorothy, Bernadette and Isobel, sons Declan, Raymond and Damien, sons-in-law Jerry, Jimmy and Pat, daughters-in-law Ann, Mary and Jackie, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sisters Annette

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Shear delight: Kilkenny sheep farmers share €266,000 payment

By Kilkenny Now 21st November 2020 0

Some 260 sheep farmers across Kilkenny will share a combined €266,883 payment under year four of the Sheep Welfare Scheme. Details of the local payments were announced by Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan this week. It is part of a €14.7 million spend under the scheme which will be shared among the country’s 18,000 sheep […]

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Iconic Kilkenny building to be transformed into independent living campus

By Kilkenny Now 21st November 2020 0

A Kilkenny organisation that supports adults with intellectual disabilities and autism has been granted permission to convert an iconic house Kells into an independent living centre. In August SOS Kilkenny Housing Association CLG applied to Kilkenny County Council to convert the property known as ‘The Round House’ into a 4-bedroom dwelling for independent living. This […]

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Gang of men seen interfering with car in Kilkenny town in middle of night

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2020 0

Gardai are investigating a strange case of criminal damage in Ballyragget. In the early hours of Thursday morning a car pulled up on Bridge Street and a number of men got out of the vehicle. They then proceeded to cut a pipe underneath a car parked on the side of the street. A local Garda […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny among 330 new cases of virus as eight further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2020 Post a comment

A further eight people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 330 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,018. There are now 69,802 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Turning good cider into fine wine

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2020 0

What’s the difference between cider and apple wine? Well, about €30 a bottle for one thing. But there are some other factors that make the wine a rather more subtle and decidedly more alcoholic product than the cider we like to pour from pint bottles over loads of ice. The process for both products begins […]

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Kilkenny people urged to help hospice group during ‘very difficult time’

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2020 0

One of Ireland’s foremost organisations dealing with loss and mourning is asking Kilkenny people to assist them duringwhat has been a very difficult year. The Irish Hospice Foundation, the national charity that assists those dying, and those dealing with death and bereavement, has launched an appeal called the ‘Never Forgotten Appeal’ in an effort to […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2020 0

Brian CARROLL Chapel Street, Mooncoin, Kilkenny/Waterford City Son of the late Tommy and the late Kathleen. Deeply regretted by his loving brothers Jimmy, Thomas, John, Patrick and Robert, sisters Sylvia, Cathy, Rachel, Ann-Marie and Christina, uncles, aunt, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. In keeping with current government guidelines regarding public gatherings